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10/29/2013 - Sex Among Dementia Patients Spurs Call for Policies

An association of professionals who work at hundreds of elderly-care facilities in the U.S. is calling on the homes to reconsider their policies — or, in most cases, lack of policies — on geriatric sex. Read the full article at Bloomberg.

10/29/2013 - Life and Death in Assisted Living

A ProPublica and “Frontline” examination of the multibillion-dollar assisted living industry reveals a mishmash of minimal state regulation and no involvement by federal officials. Read the full article at FRONTLINE.

10/29/2013 - Fasting at Least Twice a Week Seen as Alzheimer’s Hedge

Fasting two or more days a week is catching on as people seek ways to avoid a range of ailments linked to obesity from dementia to cancer. Building on promising findings in studies of mice by the U.S. National Institute of Aging, researchers are planning the first studies in humans of fasting’s potential to stave… Read more 10/29/2013 - Fasting at Least Twice a Week Seen as Alzheimer’s Hedge

10/28/2013 - 11 new gene variants linked to Alzheimer's disease

In the largest genetic analysis of Alzheimer’s ever completed, scientists have discovered 11 new genes that may be tied to the late-onset form of the dementia disease. Read the full article at CBS News.

10/28/2013 - Older workers report resounding satisfaction; benefits of work rise with age

A study by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 9 in 10 workers who are age 50 or older say they are very or somewhat satisfied with their job. Older workers reported satisfaction regardless of gender, race, educational level, political ideology and income level. Read the full article at The Washington… Read more 10/28/2013 - Older workers report resounding satisfaction; benefits of work rise with age

10/25/2013 - Why boomers are happier than millennials at work

It takes years, if not decades, to learn to love one’s job, a new study finds. Read the full article at MarketWatch.

10/25/2013 - Aging Well: Keeping Blood Sugar Low May Protect Memory

There’s a growing body of evidence linking elevated blood sugar to memory problems. For instance, earlier this year, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicineconcluded that higher glucose may be a risk factor for dementia, even among people without type 2 diabetes. Read the full article at National Public Radio (NPR).

10/24/2013 - Hiring an End-of-Life Enforcer

The chilling dilemma of “the unbefriended elderly,” who don’t have family or close friends to make medical decisions on their behalf if they can’t speak for themselves, generated a bunch of ideas the last time we discussed it. One reader, Elizabeth from Los Angeles, commented that as an only child who had no children, she… Read more 10/24/2013 - Hiring an End-of-Life Enforcer

10/24/2013 - Many Americans don't expect to ever retire

A new Wells Fargo study found that 37% of people don’t ever expect to retire, but instead will have to “work until I’m too sick or die.” Survey respondents say paying the monthly bills is their highest priority, and saving for retirement is a distant second. Read the full article at USA Today.

10/23/2013 - Aging Population Could Trim 3% Off China GDP Growth

China’s one-child policy has hastened such a big slowdown in China’s working-age population that the country’s demographic future is starting to look a lot more like that of rich nations—and that’s bad news for China. Read the full article at The Wall Street Journal.